Telegram-herald., 1887-02-13

4ns1 she sought ann found sml1oFment
Ia the home IT Ms. Brand she lad
drunk sunieieniiy deep q the waters u
affiiction q &c almost ca the borders ~
despair. when fais. Who is n1t always
uukind, sbu1ted her 0a 10 the lne thar
led o.. &C least. . glimpse II prosperity.
Her pupil bl1ssonrd into her friend
Mrs Brand Took q special fancy q her.
Her feet seemed o. have dropped into the
primrose way. aud she felt az last, poor
hltle soul. that she could hft her head %
heaven vith the Arm assurance that she
could wax, without fear of falling, upon
The earth beaeatn-
Her pupil Aillicent Grey, - almost as
pretty a. she IL. II not quite. A tail,
stately ziFl With fFinged lids, from which
the brown eyes look out a. II IN wonder
ment al the world outside and solt sleek
hair Of dark shade. that contrasts
odtiy with her retF0usse aose and tAat
l. 50 altogether pat la the shade by ths
charming 1rec.au feature that distn-
tuishe- Eer cvFeraess To many people,
iudeed Nalue's merry mouth. and fair
dsneiug l0cas. aad eyes blue as - CAV
prued sen Forlf &ave bad their ohiec-
tons bat ta- ch.,l herself j. So sweet. so
gav. 50 sucra.r,vf of al things good and
pure. that lt sogei De impossible 20 re-
ganl her la ai'Y light except kindly
ore
With only the memory Il dear father
who hai been a general in the prus-ian
army. although an Engl samaa-and d
mother very delr but very dependent,
% su.,aiu h-r Nadine up 90 her connec-
zion Hlt1 Mrs Brand had been cusn-
pslifd ga look 20 lie through anything
but rose coioret spectacle- And u late
chance Uf -tIl -urrr escape from her
drrary surroundings has suggested itself
to her, Into her lie how. she hardly
knew q Young man has fallen, who.
while declaring his love for her. has at
the same time repeled her almost as
much Az he attracts her. There had
been -ll -at touch OF romance ia the
manner ~ their meeting. bat set nothing
very worthy ~ comment \ dull Janu-
ary ni-ht. i-uomnt ~ stars-a crowded
crossing young man who had kindly
come to her rcscue In the absence Of the
necessary policeman, and who had plotted
her across, through the tangled mu-5 OF
vehicles. and landed her safely on the
pavement af the other side He had
laughed aside her thanks. and when she
hail insisted on them. had demanded
largcsse In the shape Of permission 10 es-
cort her % her home 'The night was
so dark. 80 stormy, 50 destitute Of com
fort In any form, and she was 50 evi-
IDENTIFY timii about the conQuering OF
those terrible rubicons, the crossings, and
he was 50 entirely master OF his time for
the next four hours
II hardly took him one. however to
guide her % her home. She had steadily
declined his offer OF cabs or ha1soms,
but had felt IL ungracious 20 refuse him
further when be said he would traverse
the distance with her on foot. In truth
she had been glad OF his escort, and not
altogether blind % the beauty OF his face;
and vet, as have said. there was a re-
pulsion "a well as q fascination even then
In her feelings toward him
There was one other thing that puz-
zled her. Had she seen him befOre'
Those marked features, those soft bril-
liant eyes-were they familiar IL seemed
% her that somewhere in the rather i'm
mediate past she had seen him; but yet
when he 50 kindly came 70 her aid on
that crossing, Just rs she left Mrs
F Brands house, she could not connect him
with any place or period, and after
while felt that her Imagination had
played her false in the matter.
night be had stood lingeringly upon the
door step. until at last, In an uncertain
way, half reluctant, half longing, half
desirous OF his departure, half eager 10
show some gratitude 20 one who had
been so courteously kind, she had asked
4 him 70 come in and let her make him
known TO her mother. The invitation
was accepted with slacrity. Mrs. Roche,
gentle. tender voiced woman, received
him with little soft dignity that aston
ished him. and two hours later, when he
left them. ga they fondiy but erroneOusly
believed, on his way 20 his bed. he
laughed aloud % himself on the deserted
pavements ~ that anything but aristO-
cratic neignb0rhood, "A he called 20 mind
how be had iudulged in tea and toast at
that hour. and enjoyed them too. What
eyes that girl hadi What mouth How
gentle. how sweet how lovablei Yet
there was a Ere about her too. that sug
sested manv things, and made the pulses
beat. and added ten thousand charms q
those she already possessed. Well Hs
bad lost bis dinner. certainly, gazing al
those heauV Yeuv. but there vas 81
waqs one's club fhe gods be praised' az,
a supper that would BE unden.abic
The acquaintance. thus opened. ha5
been followed up with an artior that per
hans asronis1ed no one 80 much a. the
young map himself Hs soon-astonish
inriy soon a. r. appeared - Mrs Roche
mastered the hours q Nadine's DAYS
Knew when she vas or dufY and wher
on. Never uut In an appearance on ia,
Tuesdays Thursdays. and Saturdays or
which she gave her German lessons q.
Mlhcent Grey. Mrs Brand 2 niece. bu
invariably dropped in on the afternoon.
of Monday. s. ednesday and Friday or
SUNDAY his visits were uncertain. hut h'
came eve0 oa that day more than IA
stayed away
Ms Roche vas troubled q iitfie abou
hira az FIRST. hur grew accustomed ~ hin
later on. and admsrng him intensely a.
she dii lregariing him. indeed. a.
breath from that old world In which sh.
once hsf moved. bat which had prove
enid ami f0rEetfui when fortune SIT.
went down upon her lifel was 0penl,
glad and rratded when one day he
daughter came - her end tsld her bow
Mr. Annerley hat asked her u MARI,
Bin. and ho~ she had givea him Yes
for his answer
The zIri bah not seemed either elate,
cr. Indeed moved in any vay when teii
ing her story tu- bad siEhei rather. ans
been q r-fls petluaat AMI fmpat enr--'
u,ost sfrsn-e thiag frr her-siurfuz th'
remainder ~ the evening
paul Anrer'ev Rad followed u1 n,
proposal lv = graceful wo~i ar tro % th
zirls mother rhat bad more fhan Pre-
pcssesseti her En- bis farrr. snd tae court
ship had ran ever since very smoothly
Al thfags cons.6ere'I-ths r'aa tein